Thread: What did you do to your E30 today?

  1. #5576
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    After talking with my wife and her saying the car has been in the garage for months and I haven’t touched it, my rebuttal was “you’ve been in here for years and I haven’t touched it”..... so I installed my condor speed shop power steering delete and degreased a lot of gunk....

    Cheers to all my old heads who are married and living that life

  2. #5577
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    1986 325e
    Took a few months and a few donor seats but got these all done. Bought the frames with redone bolsters but lots of bits missing. Learned a lot about sport seats. They’ll do until I can afford some nice fabric and an upholsterer. Completely reconditioned the rails.
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    James Lewis 1986 325e

  3. #5578
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    91 318i 04 325i
    IMG_3712.jpgReplaced a failing alternator voltage regulator. Had seven years of service from the previous one. Put new and old side by side for comparison.
    On Christ the solid Rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand. (Edward Mote 1797-1874)

  4. #5579
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    No e30s, again :(
    Wow
    No e30s again.

  5. #5580
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    '87 e30, '02 e39 Dinan
    new clutch is in and body work she gonna look perrrrtyyyy

    forced induction has build thread
    Capital Driving Club Car # 102
    How to turbo your car:
    Step one. Install ecu and learn to tune and or have it tuned.
    Step two. Install injectors and retune.
    Step three. Install turbo parts and bits. get it running with out leaks. DO NOT DRIVE IT. Idling should be ok
    Step four. Retune car
    Step five enjoy

  6. #5581
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    No e30s, again :(
    nice
    No e30s again.

  7. #5582
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    87 BMW 325i Convertible
    fixed the damned annoying brake lining light. took 2 tries but finally got it.

    update: damn... it is back.
    Last edited by doctorx69; 07-10-2019 at 02:54 PM.
    1987 BMW 325i Convertible


    “Speed has never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary… that’s what gets you.”
    Jeremy Clarkson


  8. #5583
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    E30 Touring M4CS
    Took my Right Hand Drive E30 Touring into SSM Collision Center. Looking to convert this European market car into an M3 Conversion. I was looking into converting to OEM E30 Front and Rear European bumpers. Left and Right E30 M3 Fenders. Converting the rear quarter and portion of rear doors to E30 m3 Rear End. Looking to do an M3 S54 6 speed swap. Would like your thoughts.


  9. #5584
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    323i E30 is offline ⅂!ʈө !ƨ l!ʞө ɐ ʇөlөbµouө
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    M3 fenders look pretty good on a touring imo. I would do that to a car that needs some bodywork or is due for a paint-job anyway though.
    The one on the picture looks quite well cared for from this distance.
    ^ true story



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  10. #5585
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    No e30s, again :(
    ya. the color, rims, and stance on it is beautiful. I would not mess with that car
    No e30s again.

  11. #5586
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    87 BMW 325i Convertible
    took drivers door apart. Lock is broke. waiting on parts.

    Update:
    new latch cost more than all the parts i put in the engine... *sigh* but it is fixed now.
    Last edited by doctorx69; 07-10-2019 at 02:55 PM.
    1987 BMW 325i Convertible


    “Speed has never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary… that’s what gets you.”
    Jeremy Clarkson


  12. #5587
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    01 e39 525i,02 e53 4.6is
    Just bought a 318i with 2.5 E36 engine in it... Not sure yet what im gonna do with it always wanted to have an E30 but they are extremely rare or beat up in this part of the world... car needs lots of love.


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  13. #5588
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    No e30s, again :(
    drove the super-e around. need to replace clutch master and slave. also brake master and maybe booster, I have to trouble shoot some more on it. also need to do rear chock mounts and sub-frame bushings. yay
    No e30s again.

  14. #5589
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    1997 BMW Z3 2.8
    Cleaned and lubed the sun roof cassette and re-installed the oem wind deflector. Old paperwork indicates that my 1984 325e also came from the factory with a BBS front spoiler which it still has.

  15. #5590
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    No e30s, again :(
    that's badass
    No e30s again.

  16. #5591
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    1990 325i Cabriolet
    Quote Originally Posted by jimmyleg325e View Post
    Took a few months and a few donor seats but got these all done. Bought the frames with redone bolsters but lots of bits missing. Learned a lot about sport seats. They’ll do until I can afford some nice fabric and an upholsterer. Completely reconditioned the rails.
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    I’ll be embarking on this journey soon myself. Just bought a 1990 325 cabrio with worn out seats worn out driver side adjusters.

  17. #5592
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    1990 E30 325i 4 Door
    Got the throttle plate and TPS correctly adjusted, thanks to the help of theljive (was struggling with some idle issues).

    Got the key light fixed, and a new leather keychain, the metal one made a horrible noise when in the ignition.

    Waiting for a vacuum pump to arrive, to convert to R134a, hopefully this week.
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  18. #5593
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    89 325i & 02' 525iT
    fuel gauge has been acting erratically over the past few months. Finally took apart the cluster and cleaned up the grounds and resoldered the board. also added LED's and some cluster rings.


  19. #5594
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    1985 325e
    Replaced busted taillight with some chrome housing aftermarket ones it looks clean and changed my headlights with some plug and play LED lights and ordered a splitter from garagistic. Picked up a new part from O’Reillys hopefully will help stop my engine from pissing oil everywhere.

  20. #5595
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    1992 BMW 318ic
    I bought a e30! Let the project begin.

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  21. #5596
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    1986 325e 1977 280Z
    Drilled a hole in the flywheel where the reference sensor once was. Now to find a long tap!

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  22. #5597
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    Had to change the seat belt buckle receiver strap on the passenger side, which meant pulling the entire seat out. Accidentally moved one of the front threaded studs out of line, which then wouldn't allow the nut to thread on the stud through the hole in the seat rail. Used a deep socket to move the stud back where it was perpendicular to the floor--securing the seat to the floor was uneventful after that.
    On Christ the solid Rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand. (Edward Mote 1797-1874)

  23. #5598
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    1986 325e 1977 280Z
    Adjusted valves on my "86 325e. I just got it running after sitting for a long time and noticed that it sounded quite like a diesel! My feeler gauge goes from .008 to .026. Several of the valves had a lot of play with the .026 gauge. They are supposed to be at .010, no wonder it clattered so much! This was my first time adjusting the valves on a BMW and I quite like how the engineers set it up. Now if I can only find that little Allen wrench I used to adjust them with! Lol

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    Last edited by Tennzguy; 09-05-2019 at 05:01 PM.

  24. #5599
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    No e30s, again :(
    ruh roh!! hope it didn't drop in the valve area
    No e30s again.

  25. #5600
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    Quote Originally Posted by superj View Post
    ruh roh!! hope it didn't drop in the valve area
    I was a little freaked out and searched very carefully around all the valves! Not there.

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